After the public hanging two days earlier, the entire city seemed to have returned to peace. Aside from the dozens of corpses dangling in the square, everything was as it had always been.
The shopping streets of the Inner District bustled with people. The Moon Banquet Festival, held to honor ancestors and the dead, was three days away, and everyone was busy buying food, alcohol, and spices for the celebrations.
Renato knew spices were expensive, but for the sake of his stomach, he still bought a pound of rosemary, half a pound of ground ginger, and five ounces of black pepper, spending ten silver coins in total.
He had also wanted to buy cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices he had often cooked with back on Earth, only to discover that their prices per ounce were listed in gold coins. That gave him quite a shock.
Perly had insisted on studying spells at the library, so Renato had spent the past two days reading and studying there with her.
In the end, however, he simply could not keep up with the young mage's study routine. She could spend an entire day engrossed in books, while Renato's mind had already begun to wander after just two hours of studying Draconic.
He therefore decided to leave early that morning, relax with a stroll through the shopping streets, then visit the Adventurers' Guild to see whether any suitable commissions were available.
Despite having enough gold coins jingling in his pockets, Renato still needed to keep taking jobs. After all, gaining another level now required a full 10,000 experience points.
Sausages sizzled on an iron griddle at a roadside food stall. They cost two copper coins apiece, their casings stuffed with pork seasoned with juniper berries.
The sausages had an unusual berry flavor, and the